Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - While much of the political talk locally since the Trump victory in the Presidential election has centered around Chris Collins' role in a Trump administration, there is another local leader who may be a key piece to the Trump puzzle.

A day after Donald Trump, against all odds, won election as America's 45th president, Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said the nation proved to be "more divided than we thought" but urged unity and told her supporters, "We owe him an open

CINCINNATI (WBEN/AP) -- Donald Trump returned to his campaign roots Thursday in his first major public appearance since Election Day, resembling the pugnacious, brawling campaigner more than the traditional president-to-be as he held court in front of thousands of adoring fans - and even announced a Cabinet pick from the stage.

New York, N.Y. (WBEN) - President Elect Donald Trump was frustrated with media coverage Monday night of his claims that illegal immigrants impacted the recent Presidential election and took to Twitter to vent. Trump aimed most of his attacks at CNN and some of its staff.

As the lyrics go in one of the more memorable songs in the musical Hamilton on Broadway, "I'm not throwing away my shot". And that they didn't Friday night following the performance that was attended by Vice President Elect Mike Pence.

NEW YORK (WBEN/AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump and his team are battling back against charges of chaos and infighting as they race to set up an administration. The incoming Republican administration got an unlikely boost from outgoing Vice President Joe Biden, who said "no administration is ready on Day One."

NEW YORK (WBEN/AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump and his team are battling back against charges of chaos and infighting as they race to set up an administration. The incoming Republican administration got an unlikely boost from outgoing Vice President Joe Biden, who said "no administration is ready on Day One."

NEW YORK (WBEN/AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump hadn't been seen in public for days when he walked into New York's 21 Club to applause from fellow diners. The unannounced evening out with family was a contrast to the behind-the scenes machinations that suggested a struggling transition as names surfaced and sank for top administration positions.

Buffalo, NY (WBEN) Following President Elect Donald Trump's interview with 60 Minutes, where he reaffirmed that he wants to deport illegal immigrants with criminal records, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said yesterday he doesn't plan to change his stance...

Buffalo, NY (WBEN) Western New York Congressman, Chris Collins is now a member of the tarnsition team for President-Elect, Donald Trump but he says he is not looking for a role in the new administration.

LOS ANGELES (WBEN/AP) -- Megyn Kelly says Donald Trump tried unsuccessfully to give her gifts, including a free stay at one of his hotels, as part of what she called his pattern of trying to influence news coverage of his presidential campaign.

NEW YORK (WBEN/AP) -- Corey Lewandowski, who served a brief, stormy stint as a CNN commentator after being fired as Donald Trump's campaign manager, has resigned from the network. His resignation Friday afternoon was effective immediately, said CNN spokeswoman Barbara Levin.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Police hurled tear gas and flash-bang grenades in response to rowdy protests in Portland, Oregon, as people around the country once again took to the streets denouncing Donald Trump's presidential election victory. Portland

WASHINGTON (WBEN/AP) -- In a cordial beginning to their transfer of power, President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump met at the White House Thursday. Obama called the 90-minute meeting "excellent," and his successor said he looked forward to receiving the outgoing president's "counsel."

(WBEN) Congressman Chris Collins tells WBEN that he was asked if he'd be interested in a role in a Trump administrartion-- but instead will stay in Congress and work in some sort of new liaison role between the president elect and other lawmaker.

Click the headline above to hear Clarence Rep. Chris Collins on being asked if he was interested in a Trump cabinet post, but decided to stay in Congress in a new liaison role being worked out with the President- Elect.

Donald Trump claimed his place Wednesday as America's 45th president, an astonishing victory for the celebrity businessman and political novice who capitalized on voters' economic anxieties, and overcame a string of sexual assault allegations on his way to the White House.

(AP) While Trump's election was welcomed in some countries, others talked of a man who has cozied up to Vladimir Putin, told NATO allies they would have to pay for their own protection and build a wall between the US and Mexico

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WASHINGTON (WBEN/AP) -- Donald Trump was elected America's 45th president Tuesday, an astonishing victory for a celebrity businessman and political novice who capitalized on voters' economic anxieties, took advantage of racial tensions and overcame a string of sexual assault allegations on his way to the White House.

By: Mike Baggerman/Twitter: @MikeBaggerman BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN) - Participants at the Erie County GOP watch party in downtown Buffalo were elated for the majority of Tuesday night. When the get-together began at 9 p.m., party-goers were simply enjoying

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Well we got here. It was a long and arduous journey. Pitfalls, charges of little hands and leaks of the wiki variety colored the foreground of the strangest election since 1840. Regardless of the winner tonight, it was at times hard to see anyone as "winning" this election cycle eighteen months ago.

Buffalo, NY (WBEN) - While claims that the election is "rigged" come from Donald Trump, many others have serious concerns when it comes to voter fraud. Are election results, which are placed in to a computer, truly immune to hacking?

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- If Hillary Clinton makes it to the White House, a whole lot of eyes will be on her list of do's and don'ts. Throughout the presidential campaign against Donald Trump, Clinton has made some very specific pledges....

With one day left before election day, local Democrats and Republicans are doing whatever they can to get out the vote in Buffalo and beyond, with phone banking to far away Florida, and efforts on the streets of Erie County.

Buffalo, NY (WBEN) The FBI and New York Police Department say they are assessing the credibility of information they received of a possible al-Qaida terror attack against the U.S. on the eve of Election Day.

Washington, D.C. (WBEN) FBI Director James Comey sent a letter to Congress Sunday that there is no change in the FBI's decision in July to not pursue charges against Hillary Clinton regarding the then Secretary of State's emails.

NEW YORK (AP) - The FBI and New York Police Department say they are assessing the credibility of information they received of a possible al-Qaida terror attack against the U.S. on the eve of Election Day.

Less than a week before the election, campaign signs have littered everything from lawns to roadsides, but it's not hard to see that throughout Western New York there's a big disparity between Trump and Clinton signs.

Early voting - by mail and at polling stations - is already underway in nearly 40 states. At least 24.6 million votes have been cast, and in all more than 46 million people are expected to vote before Election Day, November 8

Strong enthusiasm for Hillary Clinton has ebbed since the renewal of the FBI’s email investigation. She’s now a slim point behind Donald Trump -- a first since May -- in the latest ABC News/Washington Post tracking poll

After Friday's announcement that the FBI has found more Hillary Clinton state department emails NN and ABC/Washington Post polls both say Clinton now leads nationwide by just one single point-- a virtual tie

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - Even before the FBI dropped the equivalent of a bomb on the Presidential race Friday afternoon, most polls have been pointing toward a tightening race. And most polls, prior to Friday, still show "advantage' Clinton but also indicate the momentum has been on the Trump side.

(WBEN) - Hillary Clinton has called on the FBI to release all the information it has in relation to the newly discovered emails that prompted the bureau's latest review of the private server she used while she was secretary of state. VIDEO INSIDE

As the election draws closer, the tension between the two major parties is heating up. On Thursday, Erie County Democrats gathered to call on local Republicans to denounce Donald Trump, or at least let voters know where they stand on the candidate.

LAS VEGAS (WBEN/AP) -- Threatening to upend a basic pillar of American democracy, Donald Trump refused Wednesday night to say he would accept the results of the November election if he loses to Hillary Clinton. The Democratic nominee declared Trump's resistance "horrifying."

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump took the stage in Las Vegas Wednesday for the third and final Presidential debate. It was a fiesty dialogue at times and wide-ranging in content. Here are some photos snapped during the event.

Taking a rare public stance on the state of campaign discourse, Melania Trump, the wife of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, spoke out today, calling her husband’s attacks on former President Bill Clinton a fair response to what the Democrats “started.”

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) -- Donald Trump's latest unsubstantiated salvo against rival Hillary Clinton charges she might have been on drugs during their last debate and challenges her to join him in undergoing a pre-debate drug test ahead

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- New allegations of sexual misconduct rocked Donald Trump's campaign Friday as the candidate denounced his accusers, blasted news organizations that have reported the claims and said it all shows "the whole election is being rigged."

"There's a big Trump, who is historic and who has really moved the whole country. And then there's this guy who whines... "If 'Big Trump' would dominate the next 27 days... he would beat Hilary (Clinton) by 10 or 15 points.
-- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's most powerful Republican told his party Monday that he now is focusing on ensuring Hillary Clinton doesn't get a blank check as president with a Democratic-controlled Congress, suggesting that he doesn't believe Donald Trump can win the election.

ST. LOUIS (WBEN/AP) -- In a debate filled with tension, Donald Trump accused Hillary Clinton of attacking women involved in her husband's marital affairs and declared she would "be in jail" if he were president. Staring icily at her Republican rival, Clinton said Trump's own aggressively vulgar comments about women had revealed "exactly who he is."

(WBEN) Locally mixed reaction to the problems Donald Trump is facing after the release of that video tape. Local politicians such as Congressman Chris Collins releasing a statement saying Trumps statements were disappointing and frankly unacceptable

New York, N.Y. (WBEN/AP) - On the day before the 2nd Presidential debate, there are calls for Donald Trump to step aside following his controversial remarks about women released in a video late Friday. INDIDE: Read Chris Collins statement and HEAR Gov. Cuomo

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- In a leaked recording from a February fundraiser, Hillary Clinton expressed empathy for young voters who were siding with her primary opponent, Bernie Sanders, saying that for people who don't see any economic opportunities,

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WBEN/AP) -- Donald Trump is encouraging voters to check out a "sex tape" featuring the former beauty queen with whom he's feuding. Hillary Clinton's campaign is suggesting that a better rental is the adult film in which Trump himself appears.

Donald Trump blamed the moderator, a bad microphone and anyone but himself Tuesday after he was forced onto the defense by Hillary Clinton's cascade of attacks about his taxes, honesty and character in the first presidential debate.

WASHINGTON (WBEN/AP) -- After months of tangling from afar, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will confront each other face-to-face for the first time in Monday night's presidential debate, laying out for voters their vastly different visions for the nation's future.

Hillary Clinton's 2000 U.S. Senate opponent has some debate advice for Donald Trump: Stay at the podium. Former Long Island Republican Congressman Rick Lazio tells the New York Daily News Trump should learn from Lazio's

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas speaks at Liberty University, founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, Monday, March 23, 2015 in Lynchburg, Va., to announce his campaign for president. Cruz, who announced his candidacy on twitter in the early morning hours, is thef

A week before the first presidential debate, Donald Trump is putting moderators on notice that he'll be watching to see if they get too rough on him. And Hofstra University is ready for the spotlight again

Donald Trump Jr. has posted a message on Twitter likening Syrian refugees to a bowl of poisoned Skittles. Seeking to promote his father's presidential campaign, the younger Trump posted a tweet featuring a bowl of the candy Skittles with a warning.

New York, NY (ABC) Donald Trump's charitable foundation has come under public and government scrutiny amid recent questions about the source of the nonprofit’s funding and the recipients of its donations.

(AP) Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, in newly leaked emails, criticized both major presidential candidates, calling Donald Trump "a national disgrace" and lamenting Hillary Clinton's attempt to equate her email practices with his.

- Hillary Clinton defended anew her handling of classified information as secretary of state Wednesday night, insisting she did not jeopardize national security by discussing the Obama administration's drone program and other sensitive matters on a personal email account.

The latest CNN/ORC poll now shows Donald Trump with a slight lead among likely voters, while Hillary Clinton still holds an edge among registered voters But both leads are within the margin of error, with two months left until the election.

DETROIT (AP) -- Criticized for urging black voters to support him while speaking to mostly white audiences, Donald Trump visited a predominantly black church to call for a "civil rights agenda for our time." "I am here to listen to you,

PHOENIX (WBEN/AP) -- Seeking to end confusion over his aggressive but recently muddled language on immigration, Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to remove millions of people living in the country illegally if he becomes president, warning that failure to do so would jeopardize the "well-being of the American people."

In his weekly column on the presidential race, pollster John Zogby of Zogby Stratgies says that while Hillary Clinton is leading Donald Trump in some polls , there are a lot of indicators that the race is far closer than it appears, with plenty of time remaining.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Hillary Clinton is pushing back against charges that she's physically unfit for the White House. The Democratic presidential candidate said the accusations are part of a "wacky strategy" by GOP rival Donald Trump and supporters

(ABC News) Speaking in front of an enthusiastic crowd, Donald Trump intensified his calls for an investigation into his Democratic rival's emails, saying that a special prosecutor must take over the case.

In her speech accepting the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton wrongly implied Donald Trump has proposed banning Islam in America and did some of the distorting that politicians do when making a case.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Hillary Clinton capped off a four-day convention celebration with a plea for national unity and tolerance. Now, one of the most divisive and distrusted figures in American political life must convince voters that she 's the choice they need to make

It was a moment America had never seen: a woman accepting a major party's nomination for president. Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic nomination Thursday, pledging to unite a divided country and casting herself as a tested, steady hand

PHILADELPHIA (WBEN/AP) -- Promising Americans a steady hand, Hillary Clinton cast herself Thursday night as a unifier for divided times, steeled for the challenges of a volatile world by decades in politics that have left some Americans skeptical that she understands their lives.

The father of a Muslim American soldier killed in Iraq posed a question to Donald Trump: Have you read the Constitution? To rapturous cheers, Pakistan-born Khizr Khan fiercely attacked the billionaire businessman Thursday at the Democratic convention

(AP) Hillary Clinton has the stage. Stepping out of the shadows of presidents past, the former first lady, senator and vanquished-candidate-turned-secretary-of-state appeared unannounced on the platform at her nominating convention, pointed a finger at P

Eight years ago, Barack Obama cast himself as the rare candidate who could transcend the polarizing "politics of the past" and bridge divides that had left Washington barely functioning for years. Ultimately, the gulf was too wide - if anything,

Buffalo, NY (WBEN) Tonight's the night we hear from Hillary Clinton as she accepts the nomination for president at the Democratic National Convention. We dug through recent archives to get an idea of what she may speak about.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump encouraged Russia to meddle in American politics Wednesday, with a stunning recommendation to uncover and make public hacked emails that might damage his opponent, Hillary Clinton.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama acknowledged Wednesday that his hopes for a new tone in politics, embodied in the rousing Democratic convention speech he delivered 12 years ago, never materialized. Still, he says he remains undaunted. In 20

(AP) Bernie Sanders loyalists warned that the Democratic Party could rupture over the nomination of Hillary Clinton after a volatile night that saw a large group of Sanders delegates and supporters exit the party's national convention to stage a sit-in at a nearby media tent.

With mothers of police violence victims on the stage and anti-gun protesters in the streets, Hillary Clinton and Democrats are giving gun control and efforts to curb police violence a starring role at their summer convention.

Buffalo, NY (WBEN) There are a little more than three months before the presidential showdown between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. One financial planner says the markets could be the compass to the presidency.

Without mentioning Donald Trump by name, first lady Michelle Obama stood before the Democratic convention on Monday and drew a sharp sketch of the Republican nominee that stood in harsh contrast to her gauzy portrait of Hillary Clinton as a woman who has

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren made an impassioned case for Hillary Clinton on Monday, hailing her as a tenacious fighter on behalf of working people while dismissing presidential rival Donald Trump as someone who "cares ab

(AP) CBS News' Scott Pelley was succinct: "Bernie Sanders heals the breach." That was his analysis after Sanders' speech to the Democratic national convention Monday, after a raucous first day filled with restive supporters of the V

FBI confirms that it's investigating hack involving Democratic National Committee emails. More than 19,000 emails from Democratic party officials have been leaked in advance of Hillary Clinton's nomination at the party's convention this week

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The role of superdelegates could be significantly reduced in future Democratic presidential primaries under a compromise deal struck at the Democratic National Convention rules committee Saturday.

CLEVELAND WBEN/(AP) -- Declaring America in crisis, Donald Trump pledged to cheering Republicans and still-skeptical voters Thursday night that as president he will restore the safety they fear they're losing, strictly curb immigration and save the nation from Hillary Clinton's record of "death, destruction, terrorism and weakness."

Cleveland, Ohio (WBEN-Tim Wenger) – As I stood on the sun-soaked grounds of Cleveland’s Great Lakes Science Center for the arrival of Donald Trump to the #RNCinCle, it became quickly apparent that this was not your usual political photo op arrival. But, then again, nothing about Donald Trump and the Trump campaign is typical, is it?

CLEVELAND (AP) -- A speechwriter for Donald Trump's company said Wednesday she made a mistake and apologized for using passages from a 2008 Michelle Obama speech in the Republican party convention speech delivered by Melania Trump.

Sen. Ted Cruz's Texas-size political ambitions will be on full display Wednesday as the primary runner-up delivers a prime-time convention speech, but holds off on a full-throated endorsement of Republican nominee Donald Trump.

(WBEN) For about three minutes tonight, Cong. Chris Collins will be in the national spotlight when he delivers one of two speeches seconding Donald Trump's nomination for President of the United States.

"Melania Trump didn't write that speech. A speech writer did and needs to resign immediately," says former Trump operative Michael Caputo, a WBEN contributor who has served as speechwriter on many campaigns.
Caputo was just part of our discussion of the convention's first day. MORE INSIDE

INSIDE: Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Melania Trump, and if you look closely at the New York Delegation picture, that definitely looks a little bit like Erie GOP Chair Nick Langworthy's forehead in the background, at left, over her left shoulder

(AP) Barring a last-minute jolt to the proceedings, Donald Trump is hours away from attaining the 2016 presidential nomination despite efforts to stop him that spilled messily into the opening of the Republican National Convention.

Melania Trump's well-received speech Monday to the Republican National Convention contained two passages that match nearly word-for-word the speech that first lady Michelle Obama delivered in 2008 at the Democratic National Convention.

Cleveland, Ohio (WBEN - Tim Wenger) If you're feeling a little uneasy and insecure with all the chaos unfolding in places like Baton Rouge, Dallas and Orlando, you may want to head to perhaps the safest place in America this week. Cleveland. Yup. Cleveland and the Republican National Convention.

Cleveland, Ohio(WBEN) - WBEN has a team on the ground at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this week, including Tom Bauerle, Brian Mazurowski and Tim Wenger. Here are some photos from the "other end of the lake"!

STAY WITH WBEN FOR COMPLETE CONVENTION COVERAGE ALL WEEK Buffalo's Early News each morning with ABC's Aaron Katersky in Philadelphia, Erie County Dem. Party Chair Jeremy Zellner and more. | Continued Coverage from ABC News begins at 7 each night

(AP) Donald Trump once promised a "showbiz" convention, packed with flash, celebrities and a "winner's night" featuring sports stars and champion coaches. Instead, the Republican National Convention kicking off Monday i

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The Republican National Convention is set to kick off as the nation reels from another deadly shooting and dissident delegates stage a longshot, last-gasp effort to deny Donald Trump the GOP nomination for president. Buffalo's Early News and WBEN.com

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Clinton's campaign is launching a major voter mobilization drive during the Republican National Convention, setting a national goal of getting more than 3 million people to register and commit to vote in the 2016 election.

NEW YORK (WBEN/AP) -- Donald Trump introduced Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate on Saturday, calling him "my partner in this campaign" and his first choice to join him on the Republican presidential ticket.

Buffalo, NY (WBEN) The FBI's recommendation of no charges against Hillary Clinton was not surprising to one area political analyst. He notes expected the Donald Trump campaign to pounce on the findings.

WASHINGTON (WBEN/AP) -- Hillary Clinton was interviewed by the FBI about her use of a private email server as secretary of state, her campaign said Saturday, as federal investigators neared the end of the probe that has hung over her White House bid.

NEW YORK (WBEN/AP) -- Former President Bill Clinton spoke with Attorney General Loretta Lynch during an impromptu meeting in Phoenix, but Lynch said the discussion did not involve the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email use as secretary of state.

(AP) Hillary Clinton brought a close to the presidential primary season with a win in the nation's capital and a meeting with rival Bernie Sanders, hoping to set a tone of Democratic unity heading into next month's party convention.

WASHINGTON (WBEN/AP) -- Fiery and measured in turn, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton offered drastically different proposals Monday for stemming the threat of terrorism and gun violence that have Americans on edge following the deadly weekend attacks at

Six states go to the polls Tuesday evening in the last major round of presidential primaries before the nominating conventions. And while you probably won't have to stay up late tonight to know the ultimate outcome-- most tallies have Hillary Clinton already with enough delegates to clinch the nomination -- if you are watching to see whether she loses to Bernie Sanders in California

WASHINGTON WBEN/(AP) -- Hillary Clinton has commitments from the number of delegates needed to become the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee for president, and will be first woman to top the ticket of a major U.S. political party.

Having overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in a pair of weekend elections in the Caribbean., Clinton is set to garner enough delegates to win the nomination tomorrow, possibly even before California polls close.

Heading into the last big primary day, California's Democratic contest looks close with Hillary Clinton up two points on Bernie Sanders, but a lead in New Jersey could clinch the nomination for her Tuesday

WASHINGTON (WBEN/AP) -- Donald Trump's heated war with the media reached new heights as he turned the brag-worthy feat of raising $5.6 million for veterans' charities into a sparring match with reporters pressing him on the issue.

Donald Trump calls his presidential campaign a mass movement, but he must show he can coax enough support from voters who twice delivered the White House to Barack Obama. And it could come in small groups on the margins.

WASHINGTON (WBEN/AP) -- A State Department audit has faulted Hillary Clinton and previous secretaries of state for poorly managing email and other computer information and slowly responding to new cybersecurity risks.

Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump each won primaries in Washington state Tuesday, but Clinton's win brings no delegates, while Trump's inches him within striking distance

WASHINGTON (WBEN/AP) -- Donald Trump kept himself planted firmly in the political spotlight this week with one headline-grabbing move after another - launching a social media defense of his treatment of women, listing possible Supreme Court nominees, and rapidly declaring an Egyptian plane crash an act of terrorism.

WASHINGTON (WBEN/AP) -- Bernie Sanders has won Oregon's presidential primary and battled Hillary Clinton to a razor-thin margin in Kentucky. The Vermont senator is vowing to stay in the race until the end as Clinton aims to blunt his momentum and prepare for a fall campaign against Republican Donald Trump.

NEW YORK (WBEN/AP) -- When Megyn Kelly sits down with Donald Trump for her prime-time special on the Fox broadcasting network, the Fox News Channel host hopes to call a truce to the war waged by the presumptive Republican nominee since he began slamming her after last August's Republican debate, where he was galled by her tough questioning as one of its moderators.

(ABC News) Even though Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are gearing up for the general election, they still need to amass the required number of delegates to secure their respective nominations. Clinton is trying to prevent losses in Oregon and Kentucky

(AP) Donald Trump is moving quickly to install political operatives in more than a dozen states, targeting Maine and Minnesota among others that traditionally favor Democrats, as the Republican White House contender lays the groundwork for an expanded ele

The notion of a 2-for-1 Clinton presidency is back. Recalling sunnier days of growth, low unemployment and budget surpluses under her husband, Hillary Clinton is telling Americans that Bill Clinton will be "in charge of revitalizing the economy"

WASHINGTON (WBEN/AP) -- Back when Donald Trump's love life was tabloid heaven, a Trump spokesman with intimate knowledge of the businessman's personal relationships offered juicy stories about a failing marriage, a new live-in paramour and three other girlfriends he was juggling at once.

Washington, DC (WBEN )The presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan, the party's top elected official say thjey are "totally committed to working together" to achieve party unity.

The likely GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and House speaker Paul Ryan sit down face-to-face for the first time, a week after Ryan stunned his party by refusing to back the mercurial billionaire for the White House. And certain issues are l

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WBEN/AP) -- White House dreams fading, Bernie Sanders added another state to his tally against Hillary Clinton with a win in West Virginia on Tuesday - a victory that will do little to slow the former secretary of state's steady march toward the Democratic presidential nomination.

WASHINGTON (WBEN/AP) -- Key Senate Republicans voiced optimism Tuesday about Donald Trump's presidential prospects in November, the clearest signal yet to the GOP rank and file to unite behind the bombastic billionaire and turn their energy against Democrat Hillary Clinton. But it was uncertain whether the doubters could be quieted.

More than 100,000 West Virginians will have their ballots counted in Tuesday's election, even though the only competitive presidential primary race is on the Democratic side.

That's because of heavy participation in early voting. Nearly 101,000 people cast ballots before Tuesday, more than in any other year since early voting was allowed in 2002. And more than 5,000 turned in

A surprising poll out this morning shows Donald Trump may do better in a race against Hillary Clinton than many thought. The latest from a Quinnipiac University Poll released Tuesday morning shows that in the he key battleground states of Florida a

WASHINGTON (WBEN/AP) -- Donald Trump says he's all for bringing together the Republican Party, but the many GOP officials he's branded losers and lightweights will have to fall in line because the voters have spoken.

In finishing the Republican presidential race well ahead of Donald Trump's other rivals, Ted Cruz is likely to be a leading GOP voice for the foreseeable future.
Less clear is whether Cruz harnesses that clout to boost Trump's White House bid - after all the bad blood between them - or simply solidifies his place as a champion of conservative causes

Sen. Bernie Sanders' call for "Medicare for all" is changing some of the debate with many Democrats are finding less to like about the president's health care law, unsure about its place among their party's achievements.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Polling? Who needs to do that? Fundraising? Can't be bothered. Parse your words? Fuhgetabout it. Donald Trump took the rules of modern politics, trashed them and became the last man standing for the Republican n

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The reaction of congressional Republicans to Donald Trump's ascension ranged from subdued to silent on Wednesday, a day after the billionaire TV personality was all but anointed as the party's presidential nominee.

With Donald Trump's remaining rivals bowing out of the race, clearing his path to the nomination, Hillary Clinton is looking for ways to woo Republicans turned off by the brash billionaire. The Democratic front-runner's campaign believes Trump

Donald Trump says he's setting up a vice presidential vetting committee "very soon" that could include some of his former running mates. In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer Wednesday, Trump said that he has yet to begin to serio

Donald Trump's victory in Indiana Tuesday and Ted Cruz's abrupt decision to drop out resolved the Republican nominee for 2016 means there are a lot of questions still unanswered. Our team of experts and analysts tackled them this morning on Buffalo's Early News.

CNN/ORC poll numbers,, show that Hillary Clinton would beat Donald Trump, even though more people think he is best qualified to manage the US economy. From CNN: The new CNN/ORC Poll, completed ahead of Trump's victory last night, found Clinton

Bernie Sanders said Tuesday that his primary bid against Hillary Clinton was far from over, pointing to his victory in Indiana and strength in upcoming races as a sign of his durability in the presidential campaign.

INDIANAPOLIS (WBEN/AP) -- In a stunning triumph for a political outsider, Donald Trump all but clinched the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday with a resounding victory in Indiana that knocked rival Ted Cruz out of the race and cleared Trump's path to a likely November face-off with Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Assailing each other with no letup, Republican front-runner Donald Trump and challenger Ted Cruz traded insults, charges and more Tuesday as Indiana voters went to the polls in what could be an all-but-decisive presidential primary election.

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) -- Most of the projections have Trump finishing about 25 delegates short of the 1,237 needed to secure the nomination, but could another dominating showing put him over the top? WBEN's political analysts weigh in.

WASHINGTON (WBEN/AP) -- Waves of campaign staffers are being dispatched to battleground states. Advisers are starting to consider locations for a splashy convention rally in Philadelphia. An army of lawyers is scrutinizing more than two dozen possible vice presidential picks.

Raucous protesters and supporters of Donald Trump took to the streets in California leading to some 20 arrests as the Republican presidential contender brought his campaign to conservative Orange County.

NEW YORK (WBEN/AP) -- Donald Trump rolled up victories in five more states on Tuesday, giving the Republican front-runner fresh momentum in his push for the nomination even if his pathway has little room for error.

PHILADELPHIA (WBEN/AP) -- Hillary Clinton added four more states to her victory column Tuesday night, strengthening what's rapidly becoming an all-but-unstoppable march to the Democratic presidential nomination.

THE TIMELINE: Polls in all five states close at 8 p.m. EDT. Delaware typically does the quickest count, with half its vote counted by a little after 9 p.m. Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Rhode Island should

PHILADELPHIA (WBEN/AP) -- Donald Trump is aiming for a sweep of all five Northeastern states holding primaries Tuesday, leaving his rivals pinning their hopes of stopping the Republican front-runner on a fragile coordination strategy in the next rounds of voting.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WBEN/AP) -- In an extraordinary move, Donald Trump's Republican rivals late Sunday announced plans to coordinate primary strategies in upcoming states to deprive the GOP front-runner of the delegates needed to win the Republican nomination.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WBEN/AP) -- A confident Donald Trump told supporters on Saturday that he's not changing his pitch to voters, a day after his chief adviser assured Republican officials their party's front-runner would show more restraint while campaigning.

(WBEN) Even as local supporters were watching Hillary Clinton's televised victory speech, several top officials were on their phones, checking the Erie County numbers that briefly had Bernie Sanders ahead of her.

Buffalo, NY (WBEN) - At Erie County Republican headquarters, supporters didn't have to wait long for answers Tuesday night. Just seconds after the polls closed, Donald Trump was declared the New York winner.

NEW YORK (WBEN/AP) -- Front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton swept to victory with ease in Tuesday's New York primary, with Trump bouncing back from a difficult stretch in the Republican contest and Clinton pushing closer to locking up the Democratic nomination.

NEW YORK (WBEN/AP) -- Competing on home turf, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton hoped to emerge victorious from Tuesday's primaries in New York, contests that offer big delegate hauls and an opportunity for the front-runners to inch closer to their parties' nominations.

Trump told the crowd he would bring jobs back to the US. "Companies are moving to Mexico and every place else," says Trump. "We have NAFTA, which by the way was a Clinton deal, and he is married to crooked Hillary Clinton." Trump says if

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - The New York State Presidential Primary spotlight is on Buffalo as Donald Trump brings his largest rally to date to First Niagara Center. Here are some photos snapped before, during and after.

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - Just over a week after an campaign appearance for his wife in the Buffalo area, former President Bill Clinton will return to Buffallo Monday for a campaign event on the eve of the New York primary.

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - Buffalo Police are getting set for the rally for Donald Trump o be held at First Niagara Center Monday evening. Parking for the event will be restricted, with several lots closed.

New York, N.Y. (CBS/WBEN) - Donald Trump heads into his home-state primary of New York with a large edge over Ted Cruz and John Kasich, 54% to 21% and 19% respectively. The lead, if it holds Tuesday night, would net him the bulk of the state’s delegates and put him back on a path – albeit a narrow one – to the 1,237 needed for nomination.

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) -- Painstaking organization and in-person campaigning paid off again for Ted Cruz on Saturday as he nailed down all 14 delegates up for grabs at the Republican Party convention in Wyoming. The result leaves Donald Trump facing yet anothe

NEW YORK (WBEN/AP) -- Deepening their increasingly bitter feud, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders aggressively challenged each other's judgment to be president in Thursday night's Democratic debate, sparring over Wall Street banks, how high to raise the minimum wage and gun control.

Amherst, NY (WBEN) Texas Senator Ted Cruz in WNY participated at a MSNBC town hall with "Meet The Press" moderator Chuck Todd and said that a possible GOP convention demand for him and Trump to join on a ticket "Aint gonna happen"

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN/Siena) - Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has narrowed the lead against former New York Senator Hillary Clinton among likely Democratic voters, however, she still has a double digit lead 52-42 percent, down from a lead of 55-34 percent on March 7 among registered Democrats.

DES MOINES, Iowa (WBEN/AP) -- Already behind the curve in organizing for the Republican convention, Donald Trump has missed crucial deadlines in a number of states to lock up delegates who would stay loyal beyond the first ballot.

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke at a campaign rally Monday at and outside the University at Buffalo's Alumni Arena. Here's some photos
from the Associated Press's Mel Evans

WASHINGTON (WBEN/AP) -- Bernie Sanders wins the Democratic presidential caucuses in Wyoming, adding another state to his victory total in his race for the nomination against front-runner Hillary Clinton.

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN-AP) - Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made two campaign stops in Buffalo Friday. At a public rally at the Pierce Arrow Museum, Clinton says that while she's been called a lot of things over the years, "unqualified is not one of them."

MILWAUKEE (WBEN/AP) -- Republican Ted Cruz stormed to a commanding victory in Wisconsin Tuesday, denting front-runner Donald Trump's chances of capturing the GOP nomination before the party's convention. Bernie Sanders carried the Democratic race over Hillary Clinton, a win that still leaves him with a mathematically difficult path to the White House.

Voters are lining up across Wisconsin to cast their ballots in the state's presidential primary. The stakes are high in Tuesday's contest as candidates from both parties fight to win enough delegates to become their party nominees. Early poll

Buffalo, NY (WBEN) A lot of excitement in the air as Hillary Clinton and her husband former President Bill Clinton campaign in Western New York this week says a former Democratic leader. But a question remains: will they campaign together in the same place?

WASHINGTON (WBEN/AP) -- Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have agreed to a Democratic presidential debate next week in New York, ensuring a high-stakes televised showdown ahead of the state's influential primary.

The Bill Clinton event in Cheektowaga Tuesday kicks off a week that ends with a WNY Hillary Clinton rally, and comes while the Trump and Sanders campaigns are both suggesting local appearances from their candidates will follow soon.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WBEN/AP) -- Hillary Clinton snapped at a Greenpeace protester. She linked Bernie Sanders and tea party Republicans. And she bristled with anger when nearly two dozen Sanders supporters marched out of an event near her home outside New York City, shouting "if she wins, we lose."

WASHINGTON (WBEN/AP) -- Donald Trump now says abortion laws should not be changed.

It's a pendulum swing for the Republican presidential contender on an issue that's caused him grief since he said earlier in the week there should be "some form of punishment" for women who get abortions if the procedure is outlawed.

MADISON, Wis. (WBEN/AP) -- Donald Trump is fighting to convince a skeptical Republican Party he can improve his standing among women, even as he takes back an explosive comment about abortion and attacks the credibility of a female reporter police say was illegally grabbed by the GOP front-runner's campaign manager. VIDEO INSIDE

Donald Trump is trying to defy convention yet again in the 2016 race for president - this time, by winning an election in Wisconsin without the support of the state's influential conservative talk radio hosts.

WASHINGTON (WBEN/AP) -- He is the Republican Party's undisputed front-runner, yet Donald Trump's White House aspirations may now depend on a messy fight for delegates he is only now scrambling to address.